Hello! We hope you all had a great break and are getting back into the swing of things. Here are a few highlights from this week: 1. Overall, there has been good productive energy in the classroom. 2. Students are starting work on the US Constitution in history. 3. Students are starting work on the...Read More

Here are some highlights from this week: 1. Many students got to help count out the total amount that was donated from families to the Brown Bag Project. 2. Several students had a lesson in writing checks (and made a giant one for the Brown Bag Project)! 3. The Band Concert on Monday was a...Read More

Here are the highlights from this week: 1. The Homework Project Presentations are going well! We have loved seeing the diverse range of student interests and knowledge. It has also been wonderful to see the growth in presentation skills of our older students who have done many of these projects by now. Check out the...Read More

Here are the highlights from this week: 1. Thank you to all families who donated to the Thanksgiving Feast last week! It was all delicious! 2. For History, they are learning about the Early Colonial times and the first protests against England. 3. For writing, the students are creating pretend job applications for Elf positions...Read More

Here are some Upper highlights from this week: 1. The 4-5 grade students got to travel for a presentation about the BG1 Book. 2. We had 17 baby quail hatch. 3. Many students are creating biome projects that are in the hallway. 4. Some groups of students have been working hard to learn about geometric...Read More

Here are the highlights from this week in Upper: 1. The quail eggs are due to hatch! 2. The students are learning about coordinate grids. They are working on and finishing their coordinate grid projects this week…..look for them in the hallway! 3. 4th and 5th graders have a field trip to hear about the BG1 community book on...Read More

Here are the highlights from this week: 1. The camp pictures are uploaded!!! So enjoy a few of them! 2. We got the quail eggs! 3. The class is voting on Thanksgiving food options so we can plan for that day. 4. 6th graders are doing their research for the MMUN trip this spring. 5....Read More

This week, we are getting back into the swing of things after a fun week of camp! This week included: *The students picked their own literature circle books (everyone got their first or second book choice!) *We also sent home the homework folders. The first round of contracts are due on Monday. *The quail eggs...Read More

The students packed a lot of learning into these few days. In history, we studied the Native American timeline, talking about the depth, resilience, and diversity of Indigenous cultures. We also began examining the early European explorers. These conversations are helping students think critically about history, perspective, and the many voices that shape our story....Read More

We had such a fun week together! Our studies took us into the history of writing and the history of math, where students not only listened to fascinating stories but also experienced history with their hands, experimenting with Mandarin scrolls, writing in cuneiform, making their own paper, and rolling out a Timeline of Math. We...Read More